COVID-19 abruptly put many out of work last year. According to the New York Department of Labor, Western New York saw a decrease of over 50,000 private sector jobs in 2020.
With unemployment a concern across the counrty, Erie County announced its Stay In Your Home campaign Feb. 11. Not long after, the City of North Tonawanda did the same.
Kate Lockwood, WNY Law Center Director of the Vacant and Abandoned Properties Program, said there is good reason for concern.
“In 2020, because of all the moratoriums and things, there is a significant drop in actual foreclosure filings, which adds to the concern that when foreclosure filings happen again, we ll sort of see a glut of new cases,” Lockwood explained.
The Glenwood Springs Demon Invite brought many positive results Thursday, Feb. 18 for Moffat County Bulldog swimmers in both individual races and relays. The Lady Bulldogs competed in 30 events and recorded impressive time cuts in 26 of those events.
MCHS’s varsity relay team of Hailey Knowles, Ellina Jones, Kelsey McDiffett, and Alexa Neton took third in the 200-yard freestyle and sixth in the 200 medley and the 400 Free Relay, with respective times of 1:54.64, 2:06.99, and 4:16.17.
“The focus of this meet was our relays, so most of the girls swam in three relays and one individual event. Last year, these times would have qualified us for state, but this year we have to be in the top 20 to go. Right now, we have all three relays in the top 20,” said head coach Melany Neton.